Given that this is the minimum amount required, and that you are not supposed to exceed 33% of your income for housing, this means the average rent for a two bedroom house in the US is $10,519 a year, or $877 a month.

In California, you need to make $22.09 an hour, or $44,180 a year. Thus, the average rent for a 2 bedroom in California is $14,726 a year, or $1,227 a month. In San Francisco, you need to make $29.54 an hour, or $59,080 a year to rent a house for $1,641 a month.